Florida defeats Florida State 24-21 to become bowl eligible

The Florida Gators (6-6, 2-6) defeated the Florida State Seminoles (5-7, 4-4) on Saturday in the Swamp.

Florida’s offense didn’t do much until the third quarter when interim coach Greg Knox replaced Emory Jones with Anthony Richardson at quarterback.

The Gators’ defense played tough physical football during the game as Florida is now bowl eligible.

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida 7, FSU 0- 47-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones to Kemore Gamble with 10:54 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 75 yards, 4:06 time of possession.

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 7, Florida State 7- 9-yard rushing touchdown by Jordan Travis with 6:45 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 68 yards, 3:24 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 10, Florida State 7- 38-yard field goal is good by Chris Howard with 11:09

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 21 yards, 2:35 time of possession.

Florida 17, Florida State 7- 5-yard passing touchdown from Anthony Richardson to Justin Shorter with 2:09 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 33 yards, 3:33 time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 24, FSU 7- 3-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 12:36 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 68 yards, 3:58 time of possession.

Florida 24, Florida State 14- 19-yard rushing touchdown by Treshaun Ward with 9:46 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 82 yards, 2:41 time of possession.

Florida 24, Florida State 21- 8-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Travis to Ontaria Wilson with 44 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 16 plays for 92 yards, 3:11 time of possession.

 

 

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.